Roadside Inspection 78664710

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in Kansas • Carrier: E L AND SONS LIVESTOCK LLC (USDOT 3714950) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78664710
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DECATUR COUNTY - 039
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
40KS3J (MO)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Kansas
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,465 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DR9XXWD466341 MO 40KS3J PETERBILT 379 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1MT2N5338MH028642 MO 61L7BL MERRITT
Ticket: Meri
Merritt 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
78519410 May 3, 2023 IL L3 US RT 67 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88583297 Aug 1, 2026 IA L2 1MT2N5338MH028642
86966994 Feb 3, 2026 KS L3 1XP5DR9XXWD466341
86373411 Nov 18, 2025 WY L1 1MT2N5338MH028642 OOS
84555035 Apr 30, 2025 IA L3 1MT2N5338MH028642 OOS
83957792 Feb 24, 2025 KS L3 1XP5DR9XXWD466341
82671117 Sep 16, 2024 NE L3 1XP5DR9XXWD466341 OOS
81738256 May 29, 2024 OK L3 1XP5DR9XXWD466341
81395082 Apr 17, 2024 KS L2 1XP5DR9XXWD466341

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